Early Settlers
Rome was founded on how many hills?
Seven hills
What river was Rome founded near?
What twins founded the city of Rome?
Romulus and Remus
Romulus and Remus were descended from what Trojan hero?
Aeneas
The Greek goddess Athena became what Roman goddess?
Minerva
What mountain range runs down the center of the Italian Peninsula?
The Apennine Mountains
What mountain range seperates the Italian Peninsula from the rest of Europe?
The Alps
(T/F) Aeneas made a heroic journey for fame and glory.
False. His journey was so that his descendants could one day found Rome.
What three maritime cultures dominated the eastern Mediterranean?
Greeks, Egyptians, and Phoenicians
The Etruscans
What deposited minerals across the Italian Peninsula in the past?
Volcanic eruptions spread mineral-rich ash
Around when did the Latin people migrate into the Italian Peninsula?
In around 1000 BCE
Romulus and Remus were sent down the river in a basket. Who raised them?
A she-wolf raided the twins
Romulus and Remus were the gradsons of who?
The king of Alba Longa
What was Rome's first form of government?
Monarchy
When the Latins settled in Italy, what group was already there?
The Etruscans
Who later settled southern Italy?
The Greeks
Romulus and Remus argued over which hill to found the city of Rome on. How did this argument end?
Romulus killed Remus, found the city on Palatine hill, and named the city after himself.
In 616 BCE, Rome elected their first Etruscan king. How many Etruscan kings did Rome have?
Three Etruscan kings
True. "Tarquin the Proud" was overthrown by the Romans, led by Brutus, subsequently establishing the Republic.
The Latin alphabet came from who? This group adapted the alphabet from who?
The Etruscans, who adapted it from the Greeks.
Etruscans helped improve agriculture practices and probably intoduced what technology to the Latins?
Metalworking
The Etruscan kings significantly altered Rome. What did they do to the center of the city?
They drained the center, then paved it to create the forum.
(T/F) Thirteen Etruscan city-states came together and formed a confederation
False. Twelve city-states
Name the seven hills of Rome.
Palatine, Capitoline, Quirinal, Viminal, Esquiline, Caelina, and Aventine.